HP iPaq Data Messenger finally available in the UK

My first PocketPC was an iPaq 3630 and I have owned almost every device in the iPaq range until the iPaq 5550. After that I switched to HTC, because HP devices started to get boring and not innovative enough. So it is good to see that HP is back (again) and the new HP Data Messenger is finally ready for pre-order in the UK. It can be yours for the equivalent of about 440 British Pounds.

This latest edition of the iPaq productline kinda has it all: It runs on a Qualcomm MS7201 processor at 528 MHz, it has 256 MB ROM and 128 MB RAM Memory for all those applications that you would like to run on the Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional Operating System. It has a 2.8″ QVGA screen and if you want to take some snapshots of your loved ones it is good to know that the 3.1 MP camera will take a crystal clear and sharp picture.

For those who get lost easilly, it also has an (assisted) GPS and if you need to send some data somewhere along the way, you have WiFi, GPRS/UMTS and HSDPA up to 7.2 MBit/s at your disposal. Typing an email or text message can be done very quickly on the slide-out QWERTY keyboard. This also might be a good competitor for the Xperia X1, a device which absolutely didn’t work out for me.